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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Are you bored of your job or fancy a career change, ideally having a vocation that takes place in the comfort of your own home so you don’t need to brave winter weather or traffic jams? Working in your pajamas sounds enticing but you don’t quite know how to work from home? Unsurprisingly, it can be a difficult leap to quit a steady job with regular income to take the plunge into working at home, especially as it invariably involves starting from scratch, building up a regular client base and having uncertain income, at least for a while.

Don’t despair, though; there are so many ways to earn a living at home that the Internet is awash with sides offering work from home ideas, meaning if you’re stuck for what to do you can just try something you found online. It shouldn’t be too difficult deciding a career path anyway, especially with the Internet’s limitless potential. If you fancy yourself as a bit of a Wild West rootin’ tootin’ gunslingin’ poker player born in the wrong time (or the cigar smoke and guns frighten you a tiny bit) then you could try your hand at online gambling – you can play in your robe without fearing for your life.

There are more sensible ways on how to work from home of course; eBay has opened the doors for countless people to make a living selling their unwanted items, which might be more a hobby than career. However, there’s nothing to stop you purchasing wholesale items and selling at reduced rates online, or finding bargain goods at garage sales and making a profit on the most famous online auction site. For the more romanticised ideals of working from your home office you could focus on your talents and put them to good use; for instance web design is a good option in the web-dominated world of today, or freelance writing to provide words to the legions of new websites.

For something a bit different to the ordinary work from home ideas, you could try something like photography. Admittedly this will involve venturing out of the house to take photos, but that will be as and when you feel like it – and it’s not like taking photos will require formal dress and a commute to the office. Armed with your incredible pictures, you could sell them at markets or use your web design and writing skills to create your very own online store to sell them.

Working from home is a dream for many and a genuine departure from the rat race. Once you have chosen one of the many work from home ideas you’ll be well on your way to vocation freedom.